DEA-C01 Data Operations and Support Practice Question
A data engineer is troubleshooting an AWS Glue job that reads from an Apache Kafka topic using a Glue connector. The job fails with 'TimeoutException'. The Kafka cluster is in a VPC. Which step should the engineer take FIRST?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Check the security group and network ACLs associated with the Glue job's VPC.
A 'TimeoutException' when reading from Kafka in a VPC typically indicates a network connectivity issue. The first step should be to verify that the security group and network ACLs allow traffic between the Glue job's VPC and the Kafka cluster. Option B (increasing consumer timeout) may be considered after confirming network connectivity, but it is not the first step. Option C (updating the connector) is unrelated to network timeouts. Option D (changing job type) does not address the root cause.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Check the security group and network ACLs associated with the Glue job's VPC.
Why this is correct
Network configuration is the most common cause of timeouts.
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Increase the Kafka consumer session timeout.
Why it's wrong here
May mask the issue but does not resolve underlying connectivity.
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Update the Glue connector to the latest version.
Why it's wrong here
Not related to network timeout.
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Change the Glue job type from Spark to Python Shell.
Why it's wrong here
Job type does not fix network connectivity.
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